Red Pepper Quilts on Etsy

Google+ Followers

Subscribe

FACEBOOK

Translate

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

These colorful zippers came home with me in a spur of the moment decision to finally overcome my fear of sewing with zippers as well as to make a few stocking fillers for Christmas. I've had a go at making zippered pouches once before although I felt that some further refinement of my skills was needed. And so it began.

These three pouches were my first attempt. I searched the Internet for zippered pouch tutorials (and there are lots!) and foundthis tutorial by Noodleheadto be particularly easy to follow and had success making these pouches without difficulty.

I then decided that I wanted to try my hand at a pouch with zippered tabs and used Colleen's (The Busy Bean's) tutorial found here: Basic Pouch with Zippered Tabsto get started. I have fiddled around with size and also found a more suitable interfacing (iron on) product at my local store, GJ's Discount Fabrics. (I have only used interfacing for the exterior fabrics).

All of the zippered pouched have been lined with quilting cottons. Choosing zippers and fabrics has of course been the most fun!

And I've also moved on to making patchwork pouches; this one featuring fabrics from theNotting Hill collection by Joel Dewberry, a gift for my young niece filled with pink and orange pens, pencils and markers. I have lined the exterior patchwork fabric with iron-on interfacing rather than batting, then quilted it.

Ah yes, you can see what some of my family and friends will be receiving in their Christmas stockings this year. There's plenty to go around, and I think they make an unique and thoughtful handmade gift.

Good times. A fear of zippers conquered, and gifts ready for wrapping.

So glad you overcame the zipper fear! I love them - and pouches make such a fun and quick project to sew. Glad my tutorial could help you out. All of your pouches look amazing. What lucky friends you have.

Thank you! I am a beginner and the second thing I have ever made is a zip top makeup bag with french seams. I know, I'm mad! I was having a hard time getting the seams close to the zip neat but these little tabs look so much neater. Yours look super-cute - your choices of fabric is always so stylish!

I have been wanting to make zippered pouches the last few days and knew there were a slew of tutorials out there. Thank you for doing the work of parin it down to a couple of good ones for me. :) Your pouches look beautiful. I long for Echino prints and now have a great idea for how to use them. Merry Christmas!!

These are beautiful! I really like how you combined different colors of zippers with the zipper tabs. My sewing machine refuses to sew over zipper teeth, so I was glad to see that you nestled your tabs close to, but not over the teeth. I will be giving this a try. Thanks for sharing!